What is Game Design?

Game design is the process of developing a vision for the target gameplay experience and designing the game’s mechanics, systems and rules. Games can be created for many reasons — entertainment, education and activity — and principles of game design are increasingly being applied to other fields in the form of gamification.

Elon’s Game Design Minor is a multidisciplinary program that gives students from a broad range of majors the opportunity to study, design and implement computer games. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ graduate from the program with the theoretical background, technological skills and active collaborative experiences in game development that lead to success in the field of digital games.

In a two-semester capstone project, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈs bring skills and knowledge from their diverse majors to produce music, craft narratives, create digital art and program games which are frequently published on .

The Game Design minor is part of the Unreal Academic Partner Program, an initiative by Epic Games that recognizes universities committed to providing high-quality educational opportunities with experienced faculty, established curricula, and the resources needed to support student learning and professional development.